THREE-DIMENSIONAL SILK HYDROXYAPATITE COMPOSITION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure which is used in in-vivo repair or enhancement of bones requiring repair and is bioabsorbable and implantable, and its production method.SOLUTION: A structure is composed of a mineralized silk material containing a mixture of a silk polymer and a hydroxyapatite particle and is implantable. The silk polymer is formed around the hydroxyapatite particle in an insoluble state, and the structure contains 0.1 to about 90 wt.% of the hydroxyapatite. A production method of the structure is also provided.